Bradfield Secondary School
Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, S35 0AE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Dale Barrowclough
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tapton School Academy trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,006
- URN
- 147788
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142863861
About this school
Bradfield Secondary School is a secondary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,006 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bradfield Secondary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 198 | 225 | 209 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.8 | 45.4 | 49.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.45 -0.65 to -0.25 | -0.47 -0.66 to -0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 52% | 53.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 70.2% | 74.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 19.1% | 24.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bradfield Secondary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.8 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.4 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.2 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,059 |
| 2023/24 | 1,080 |
| 2024/25 | 1,021 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bradfield Secondary School compares
Bradfield Secondary School ranked 9th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.2 | 6.3% | 15.8% | 1,006 | — |
| Forge Valley School & Sixth Form | 46.6 | 9.3% | 26.9% | 1,494 | 2.2 miles |
| Yewlands Academy | 37.3 | 10.8% | 41.3% | 884 | 2.6 miles |
| E-Act Parkwood Academy | 36.5 | 8.7% | 52.3% | 886 | 2.7 miles |
| Tapton School & Sixth Form | 58 | 6% | 17.4% | 1,747 | 3.6 miles |
| Notre Dame High School | 52.8 | 6.7% | 16.1% | 1,491 | 3.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.77%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.32%
- Persistent absence
- 15.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Forge Valley School & Sixth Form2.2 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Yewlands Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
E-Act Parkwood Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Tapton School & Sixth Form3.6 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Notre Dame High School3.8 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Bradfield Secondary School ranks 10th of the 34 ranked secondary schools in Sheffield.
- All Saints' Catholic High School Secondary
- Aston Academy Secondary
- Chaucer School Secondary
- Dinnington High School Secondary
- E-Act Parkwood Academy Secondary
- Ecclesfield School Secondary
- Eckington School Secondary
- Fir Vale Academy Secondary
- Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Handsworth Grange Community Sports College Secondary
- High Storrs School Secondary
- King Ecgbert School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Bradfield Secondary School teach?
- Bradfield Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Bradfield Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Bradfield Secondary School is Mr Dale Barrowclough, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bradfield Secondary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bradfield Secondary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bradfield Secondary School?
- Bradfield Secondary School has 1,006 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Bradfield Secondary School full?
- Bradfield Secondary School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,006 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bradfield Secondary School a faith school?
- No. Bradfield Secondary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bradfield Secondary School a selective school?
- No. Bradfield Secondary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Bradfield Secondary School part of an academy trust?
- Bradfield Secondary School is part of INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Bradfield Secondary School have?
- The schools register lists Bradfield Secondary School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bradfield Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.8 in 2022/23 and 49.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bradfield Secondary School compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Bradfield Secondary School ranked 9th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bradfield Secondary School's absence rate?
- Bradfield Secondary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bradfield Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bradfield Secondary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.